Day 1: February 8, 2006
Here I am beginning my very own blog. I'm here because I have two beautiful girls and a wonderful husband and I want to savor the little day-to-day things that make up our lives together. Without the benefit of journaling these little tidbits blur into one long memory less the minutia that makes life so rich.

Wednesday, November 22

Giving Thanks

Wednesday, November 21, 2006

We’re hosting Thanksgiving for the second time and this year I'm starting a new tradition. Something that I hope will resonate with Rachel and Alex over time. We're putting together a list of some of the things that we’re grateful for and I'm going to put them into a Thanksgiving book that we can add to every year. I’m hoping to get lists from everyone that will be joining us for dinner and a few from close friends and far away family.

I’ll start with what I am most grateful for: First, I’m thankful for a husband who enables me to be the best mom I can be. Second, I’m thankful that I somehow stumbled into being a stay-at-home mom after more than a decade in public relations. (How could this NOT have been my dream for my life?!?!) And third, I’m thankful that this isn't a dream. I have an amazing husband and two incredible miracle children to share this life with. Add friends and family as icing and it's a pretty great life.

These are a few more things that I'm thankful for...,

* Jack-in-the-box drive-thru (comfort food)* The Wiggles, HigglyTown Heroes and Little Einsteins & the extra few minutes they give me to get a few things done (or snooze)* That Rachel's 'little' syndrome is so very little that its all but invisible* The unconditional love of our dog, Ollie, for all of us* The unconditional love of our foster cat for me* Dave's willingness to do all the grocery shopping* Dave's even tempered personality* Giggles with the girls* The wisdom of our three year old - "Mommy, Politics are NOT nice!"* The miracles of modern medicine - giving us two beautiful healthy little girls & a healthy Marsha Cook* DaMomma.com* The International Rescue Committee & all it's given to me and my kids (& they're thanking us, imagine!) (www.theirc.org)* That the two fender benders we had this year dented nothing more than fenders

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Who am I?

Well, I am what the title says I am. Woman, wife and mother. I am the sum of these parts and I know that am lucky to be all of these things separately and together. My lucky charm is my husband, Dave Hart. He is a wonderful father and a fabulous husband who provides well for his wife and two beautiful little girls, Alex and Rachel.